Wishes

Rikku sees Yuna's pain after the game… (Currently one-shot, yes, another) Y/R

Romance/Angst

PG

AN: I felt bad for my reviewers, but I couldn't think of a way to bring back Tidus without making the story burn with things that couldn't possibly happen. So I have another sad one-shot. No Yuna bashing, though. I know, you're all so sad... XD

Wishes:

Everyday you bring hope to the people of the world. You give everyone a bright smile, a grin that instantly brightens someone's gloomy day. You saved all of Spira, a savior to all humanity.

And to them, you always will.

I know that, in order to save Spira, you needed to be a summoner.

And to be that, you must sacrifice yourself to bring life to Spira.

You bring so much hope and joy to Spira, Yuna.

But what brings hope and joy to you?

You claim that seeing other people happy brings joy, but I see it right through you. I watch you stare out at the ocean with a wistful air. I witness the fake smiles of happiness you deliver to Spirans on a daily basis. I can still recall the dark look that passes your face when the media speaks of him.

The team is worried about you. We all wish that we could do something.

I wish that I could do something. I wish you weren't like this.

But there are a lot of things I wished never happened.

So many things… I wished they never happened, but like all things, they did.

I wished Sin didn't exist, but he did.

I wished Yevon priests weren't cruel liars, but they were.

I wished Seymour was never born, but he was.

I wished I never found Tidus when he came aboard the Al Bhed ship, but I did.

I wished you never became a summoner, but you did.

I wished Lulu didn't retreat into herself when Chappu died, but she did.

I wished Chappu was still alive, but he isn't.

I wished Wakka told his feelings to Lulu, but he didn't.

I wished Wakka didn't hate the Al Bhed so much, but he did.

I wished I never joined your group, but I did.

I wished fiends didn't exist, but they did.

I wished Seymour wasn't a bad guy, but he was.

I wished the Guado weren't so abused, but they were.

I wished the Ronso's at Mt. Gagazet weren't slaughtered, but they were.

I wished Auron wasn't unsent, but he was.

I wished we never had to send him, but we did.

I wished Mi'hen Operation never happened, but it did.

I wished we never found out about the Fayth, but we did.

I wished we never knew that Tidus isn't real, but we did.

I wished we didn't have to kill Seymour, but we did.

I wished we never had to kill Jecht, but we did.

I wished Yevon didn't need to die, but he did.

I wished we never had to kill the Aeons, but we did.

I wished Tidus didn't disappear, but he did.

I wished you never loved him, but you did.

But, eventually, in the end, you realize that's all they are:

Wishes.

Just wishes. And if things never happened, we'd never met each other, Lulu would never return Wakka's feelings, Auron wouldn't have gotten his rest,he would be living a lie, and there wouldn't be as much good in the world.

But there is still one thing that I wish never happened, despite the fact that it's just a wish…

I wish I never fell for him too…

But the fact still remains: Wishes are wishes, and nothing more.

-Read and Review, please! It makes this kooky writer happy! And yes, Tidus was him. - -